Photos of the Day 10/05

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Riders from various countries compete in the men's track cycling 40 km points race heats at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday. Kevin Frayer/AP

Workers display Siberian tiger cubs at the raising center of the Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, China, on Monday. The four cubs were born at the zoo to two different mothers on Monday, local media reported. Jacky Chen/Reuters

Museum curator Donald McCullum poses with a rain spider on Tuesday ahead of the Yebo Gogga exhibition which will open at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, on Wednesday. The five-day exhibition attracts exhibition goers with displays of insects, reptiles, amphibians, trees, mammals, plants, wildlife, water, and energy conservation. Denis Farrell/AP

A member from the education sector unions blows vuvuzelas during a rally in front of the Cotroceni Presidential Palace to protest against austerity measures pushed by Romania's government to meet its IMF loan commitments in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday. Bogdan Cristel/Reuters

The sun rises in Batavia, Ill., as the first frost of the season covers the ground on Tuesday. Jeff Haynes/Reuters

An Indian man runs with an umbrella as it rains heavily in Hyderabad, India, on Tuesday. Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Flames engulf the Victorian era Hastings pier in Hastings, England, on Oct. 5. Two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of arson on Tuesday after a large fire whipped up by strong winds destroyed much of a 138-year-old pier on the south coast, emergency services said. David de Gruchy-Jones/Reuters

Former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel arrives at Paris courts for the verdict in his trial, as he faces charges of breach of trust, computer abuse, and forgery. Reuters

The Burj Khalifa (c.) skyscraper is seen as the sun sets over Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 5. Mosab Omar/Reuters

Forensic officers work at the scene of a car bomb explosion outside the Ulster Bank on Tuesday in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The explosion damaged a branch of the Ulster Bank and a nearby hotel and restaurant complex. The attack early Tuesday in Londonderry has been blamed on dissident republicans opposed to the peace process. Paul Faith/AP

An Indonesian Army soldier cleans a machine gun on a scorpion tank before a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the Indonesia National Military in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 5. Beawiharta/Reuters

A dog looks out of its cage at a private animal shelter in Pirogovo village outside Kiev, Ukraine's capital, on Tuesday. The shelter is currently taking care of over 2,000 stray dogs and other homeless animals. Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters

Australia's Georgia Bonora performs on the balancing beam in the gymnastics women's team final event of the Commonwealth Games at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Oct. 5. Gurinder Osan/AP

Republican, 'tea party'-backed, Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is seen in this image taken from video and released by Strategic Perception Inc., on Tuesday. In her latest ad, O'Donnell assured voters, "I'm not a witch. I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you." Strategic Perception Inc./AP

On Friday, Russia's sports ministry denied accusations of state-sponsored doping that implicate more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports in sample swapping, tampering with samples, and taking steroid cocktails designed to evade Olympic testing.